CANDON CITY, ILOCOS SUR – More than 35,000 tobacco farmers in the Ilocos region still face trouble despite nearly three decades of millions of funds from the tobacco excise taxes handed to local government units.
Read MoreJerome Palaoag (2nd, right) and Tita Bugtong, councilors of Tuba, Benguet, flanked Roy Mangali, AVP at Philex Mining Corp. and assistant resident manager of the company’s Padcal mine, in a souvenir photo after formal ceremonies for the turn-over of and the signing of agreements for social projects involving the miner’s outlying communities.
Read MoreAll grade 2 to grade 6 teachers including few high school teachers learned how to perform the Kalanguya and Karao’s cultural dances called Mamaya and Igig in a hands-on training last April 11-13, 2018. The native people of Benguet are composed of four ethnic groups or tribes. They are the Kankanaey, Ibaloy, Kalanguya and Karao….
Read MoreNew boxing champion Genesis Libranza steals the Philippine flyweight crown from former champ Ryan Rey Ponteras in a split decision
Read MoreLA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Hedcor Inc., a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation, will build three more mini-hydro power plants in the province this year, officials revealed on Monday (April 16) before the Benguet Provincial Board members. Bill Haboc, assistant vice president for Business, Community and Government Relations of Hedcor, said on Monday that one plant…
Read MoreBAGUIO CITY – Cordillera lawmakers and autonomy advocates were elated over the overwhelming support given by the various stakeholders in Baguio and Benguet for the immediate passage of House Bill (HB) 5343 or the bill seeking the establishment of the autonomous region in the Cordillera before the planned shift from the current unitary to federal…
Read MoreBAGUIO CITY – Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Baguio through the Protected Area Management and Conservation Section (PAMBCS) educated police officers within its jurisdiction from the Municipalities of Itogon, Tuba, Kabayan, Bokod, Sablan, La Trinidad and Baguio City who were deputized as wildlife enforcement officers (WEO) pursuant to Republic Act No. 9147 or…
Read MoreIpinakita ni City Election Officer Baguio City Atty. John Paul A. Martin sa media ang paglagda sa mga logbook ng Certificate of Candidacy bilang pagsasara ng filing sa eksaktong alas singko ng hapon noong ika-21 ng Abril, 2018 sa Comelec.
Read MoreWushu athlete Ezra Saclag delivers a kick in his match during the Palarong Pambansa at the Elpidio Quirino Stadium in Bantay Ilocos Sur last week. Saclag secured a gold medal for the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Read MoreThe 34th Cordillera Day, bearing the central theme “Unite to Resist Tyranny! Assert our Right to Self Determination” spearheaded by the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and co-hosted by Tongtongan Ti Umili (TTU) was set on April 22 to 25, 2018.
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